Portulaca oleracea  L.

Common Purslane, Verdolaga, Pigweed, Little Hogweed, Red Root, Pursley, Moss Rose
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Portulaca
Species: oleracea

  • Common names: Common Purslane, Verdolaga, Pigweed, Little Hogweed, Red Root, Pursley, Moss Rose
  • Thai names: ผักตาโค้ง phak ta khong (Nakhon Ratchasima), ผักเบี้ยดอกเหลือง phak bia dok lueang (Central), ผักเบี้ยใหญ่ phak bia yai (Central), ผักอีหลู phak-i-lu (Shan-Mae Hong Son)
  • Chinese names: 马齿苋 ma chi xian
  • Distribution: North Africa, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, Malesia, Australasia.
  • Image locations: Chonburi (Pattaya)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: A common street weed
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Image location
Images of Portulaca oleracea from Thailand.
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Portlaca oleracea (L.) Pattaya Chonburi March
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Portlaca oleracea (L.) Pattaya Chonburi March
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Portlaca oleracea (L.) Pattaya Chonburi March
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Portlaca oleracea (L.) Pattaya Chonburi August
References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
​Flora of China